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Organization:
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Region of Peel - Fewster Community Recycling Centre - Household Medical Waste Disposal
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Phone Numbers:
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905-791-9499 or 905-584-2216
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Address:
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Fewster Community Recycling Centre
1126 Fewster Dr
Mississauga, ON
L4W 1A2
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Intersection:
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Tomken Rd and Eglinton Ave E
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Location:
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Mississauga (Northeast)
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Accessibility:
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Wheelchair Accessible
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Hours:
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Mon-Sun 8:30am-4:30pm
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Service Description:
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Ensure that household medical waste is placed in the garbage * never put home health-care waste in your recycling or organics cart
Household medical waste include:
- disposable face masks (surgical, N95)
- disposable gloves
- casts
- catheters
- colostomy bags
- dialysis waste (e.g. tubing, filters, disposable towels and sheets)
- disposable pads, gowns, gloves, masks and aprons
- gastric and nasal tubs
- IV bags and tubing
- soiled dressing and incontinence products
- sponges
When placing household medical waste in the garbage:
- place it inside two plastic bags (double-bag it), and
- place the double-bagged waste in the garbage
Sharps must be placed in biohazard containers * sharps include needles, syringes, lancets, injection pens and auto-injectors * biohazard containers are available for free at the Region’s Community Recycling Centres (CRCs) or through pharmacies participating in the Ontario Sharps Collection Program (healthsteward.ca) * customers can pick them up, and dispose of them, for free
Call to ask how to be added to the Region's medical waste exemption list if home health care waste exceeds garbage capacity
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Fees:
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None
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Application:
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Not required
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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Not applicable
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Languages:
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English
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Area Served:
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Peel Region
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Last Updated:
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9/19/2024
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Service Profile Web Address:
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eng/displayService.aspx?id=220332
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